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1 comments:
One of the photos of the old Public library of Cincinnati now reminds me of Alexandria, truly the most magnificent library of the ancient world. No-one in their right mind would destroy the cast-iron book shelving and spiral staircases that towered ever upwards, or the tables where anyone could study.
But I am assuming that was the very point. It was open to everyone, free and not for profit. Any USA public institution created to help ordinary people improve themselves in that wonderful Victorian way (1870s) tended to be devalued.
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